RAM KALYAN Vs. MOTILAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner in this case has challenged the order of the learned Sessions Judge, Tonk dated January 6th, 1989 by which he accepted the revision petition against the order of the Munsif and Judicial Magistrate, Niwai dated April 26th, 1988 by which charge Under Sections 204 and 466 IPC was framed against the respondents. The respondent No. 1 is the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Khanddawat, while respondent No. 2 is the Patwari of this area and the respondent No. 3 is the ward member of this Panchayat. It so happened that on the application of the petitioner for mutation of four Khasra numbers on the basis of a will executed by Bhagwan Das the Panchayat met on March 23rd,. 1984 and accepted the application and the entry about mutation was made in the record. However, on the same day this entry was crossed and a remark was made on the reverse that Rampratap Bairwa had moved an application that he was in possession of the three of the four Khasra numbers. On this basis, the application of Ram Pratap was accepted and necessary entries in respect of three Khasra number was made by the Patwari.

(2.) THE order framing charge is an interlocutory order and it has been held in Namichand v. State of Rajasthan 1987 (2) RLW 632 that a revision against the order framing charge does not the as this is an interlocutory order. On the basis of this is said that the revision court had no jurisdiction to entertain revision and on this ground the order of the learned Sessions Judge deserves to be set aside.

(3.) ON the other hand, the learned Counsel for the non -petitioners has submitted that in the present case it cannot be said that the record has been tampered with but what has been done is in pursuance of a order passed by the Gram Panchayat. Reference to this order has been made in the mutation register itself in order to show how the entry in favour of the petitioner was crossed. It is submitted that the order canceling the mutation is and appeasable order and the petitioner even preferred an appeal before the SDO from where the matter has been remanded to the gram Panchayat with the direction to decide the matter afresh after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing. According to him, the ingredients of a criminal offence cannot be said to be made out from the facts and circumstances of the present case. Another ground raised is that the Sarpanch, Patwari and the Panch are public servants and they cannot be prosecuted without pervious sanction is provided in Section 197 Cr.PC. According to him abuse of authority will not became a forgery.